Ah yes, I've done my share of swapping out tins too!
http://dwelch.cocc-cis.com/roadie.html
Of course buying all new tins instead of painting is more expensive, but I'm glad I did it on my Road Star. I don't recall what I paid for them ($1500?) or what I did with the old tins.
I'm also interested to know what you did with your F6B fairing. Looks great!